Sing_Sling Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 Copied from Fred on Everything “The Silly Old Man with the Young Thai Girl in the Texas Lone Star Saloon” He must be twice her age at least With mottled, wrinkled skin His hair is dyed a bottle-black His face is wintry thin Blue veins snake down his bony hands Like roots of ancient trees He wears a pair of checkered shorts Above his scrawny knees. The girl he’s with is beautiful Her shoulder-length black hair Surrounds and frames her dark brown face Her shoulders soft and bare He drinks his Mekhong whiskey down And orders yet again The girl he’s with just sighs and sneaks A smile at other men. They sit in silence, the silly old man And the girl who stole his heart Someone should whisper in his ear “Too many years a part!” Someone should whisper in his ear “Your girl is bored to death! Your eyelids droop, your shoulders stoop There’s whiskey on your breath!” Someone should whisper in his ear That if he didn’t pay He might just find his lady love Would soon be on her way. He wallows in her loving gaze So puppy-dog serene Serenity for her of course His ATM machine. But he might whisper in our ears “Well, don’t you think I know? I made my choice and so will you With fewer years to go.” I’m not so sure what to make of him There is no guiding rule I wonder if he could be both A wise man and a fool. He turns his head to pay the bill And suddenly I see It’s a mirror on the wall The silly old man is me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rj 81 Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 Good poem Very fitting and probably very true. Rj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h90 Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 good poem 10 out of 10 points....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boppia Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 Great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boppia Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 So how about a poem for the girl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbojangles Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 He turns his head to pay the billAnd suddenly I see It’s a mirror on the wall The silly old man is me. Excellent poem, especially the ending Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britmaveric Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 He turns his head to pay the bill And suddenly I see It’s a mirror on the wall The silly old man is me. Excellent poem, especially the ending Rather Stickmanish, but gave me a smile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phibunmike Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 Rather Stickmanish, but gave me a smile. Absolutely ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axel Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 No way that's not me. I DO NOT DRINK Mekhong whiskey... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warriors Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 Woff woff pants pants. I am no puppy dog. But I could be seen as old. I do not drink wiskey at all Good writing though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuestHouse Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 The term is 'Kitsch'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbigman21 Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 But who knows just maybe it is what is in the guys heart that counts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britmaveric Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 Major lack of confidence on his part and only a nutter drinks Mekhong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbigman21 Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 I like Sang Sohm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britmaveric Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 I like Sang Sohm Drink a proper scottish brand.... calling it whiskey well is a crime itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbigman21 Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 I like Sang Sohm Drink a proper scottish brand.... calling it whiskey well is a crime itself. Well I never called it whiskey it is just what I like You tell me a good whiskey I can try in the states and I will give it a whirl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britmaveric Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 Chivas, Bushmills (irish), Glenlivet, Glenfiddish, Glenmorangie, Talisker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 QUOTE(bbigman21 @ 2006-03-24 00:30:38) *I like Sang Sohm burp.gif bah.gif Drink a proper scottish brand.... calling it whiskey well is a crime itself. mad.gif It shouldn't be allowed, but Sang Thip used to my tipple. With coke it was quite fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meom Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 If you take the price into account SangSom ain't too bad. Have to agree with Brit though that nothing beats a good whiskey Sangsom is actually rum but who cares Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbigman21 Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 QUOTE(bbigman21 @ 2006-03-24 00:30:38) *I like Sang Sohm burp.gif bah.gif Drink a proper scottish brand.... calling it whiskey well is a crime itself. mad.gif It shouldn't be allowed, but Sang Thip used to my tipple. With coke it was quite fine. Why not allowed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britmaveric Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 gut rot for starters!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbigman21 Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 If you take the price into account SangSom ain't too bad. Have to agree with Brit though that nothing beats a good whiskey Sangsom is actually rum but who cares I understand Sanng Sohm is Rum I just said I like it, I also like Jack Daniels What I really like is beer. Not big on the hard stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Red Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 But who knows just maybe it is what is in the guys heart that counts Likely a bit farther south -- but the bulge on the backside, not the front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbigman21 Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 If the guy was stinking and old but was a arse he would be alone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somchai jones Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 The term is 'Kitsch'. I disagree. Quite poignant in its simplicity. A good little poem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 QUOTE(Neeranam @ 2006-03-23 13:21:10) *QUOTE QUOTE(bbigman21 @ 2006-03-24 00:30:38) * I like Sang Sohm burp.gif bah.gif Drink a proper scottish brand.... calling it whiskey well is a crime itself. mad.gif It shouldn't be allowed, but Sang Thip used to my tipple. With coke it was quite fine. Why not allowed? Calling it whisky shouldn't be allowed. Whisky to me is a drink made in Scotland. Sang Som should be allowed - it's good rum, I used to have a bottle for breakfast every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiPauly Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 Excellent Poem, I love the "Twist" at the end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylar Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 I thought whiskey was Irish and whisky was what was made anywhere else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaising Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 As long as it made me giddy and happy, I don't cared weather is whisky, rum or brandy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phibunmike Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 I thought whiskey was Irish and whisky was what was made anywhere else. That's my understanding too... While I think the best whisky is Scottish (several single malts come to mind, already listed by britmaveric), I don't think that the term whisky is regional in the same way as Champagne or Burgundy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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